National awards for women and minority trainees
- AAN Diversity Leadership Program - applications open
- AAN Diversity Initiatives - including Leadership for Women and other subcommittees and task forces.
- BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity
- HHMI Hannah H. Gray Fellows Program
- L'Oréal USA Women in Science Program
- NIH: Enhancing Diversity in Training Programs
- RWJF Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
- Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Jeanne Paz, PhD won the 2019 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for uncovering the neural basis of epileptic seizures, and for demonstrating possible methods of predicting and arresting seizures. The Vilcek Prize is awarded to immigrants whose work is of significant consequence to both their individual fields and to American society. The prize spotlights the critical importance of foreign-born innovation to national advancement.
UCSF grants and other resources
- Center for Aging in Diverse Communities Scientist Program
- Office of Diversity and Outreach listing of diversity grants
- Office of Diversity and Outreach listing of health disparities grants
- RAP: Community Partnership Supplement
- RAP: SOS for Underrepresented Faculty
- RAP: Family Support Awards
NIH diversity supplements
Per NIH guidelines, an under-represented minority in biomedical research includes:
- The following racial and ethnic groups: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hawaiian Natives, and natives of the US Pacific Islands.
- Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment
- Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (coming from a family with an annual income below established low-income thresholds.)
More helpful information about NIH diversity supplements is available from CTSI.